Data updated on 2025-05-04 13:10:16 UTC
Richard Bona is a Grammy-winning musician, one of the most accomplished international bass players, composers and multi-instrumentalists. With his unique sound and vocal gift he is continuously representing his African origins. Bona’s music addresses the continent’s traditions, culture, beauty and issues. His purpose, and the way he connects with his audience has turned him into a staple name in world, jazz and Afropop music.
Richard Bona has toured, composed, recorded, and created musical forms of art with the greatest: Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Steps Ahead, Quincy Jones, Chick Corea, Buena Vista Social Club, Cesária Évora, Sting, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder, Bobby McFerrin, Chucho Valdés, George Benson, Oumou Sangaré and many more. Along the diverse notable collaborations Richard has also taught Jazz Improvisation at NYU and is constantly teaching and mentoring young talents throughout the world. He’s also a TED speaker and ambassador for various non-profit projects.
He is highly involved in developing better music business practices and ethics.
Constantly touring around the world and exploring new musical directions, Richard continues to redefine his sound, while still performing live. He’s currently working on new Afrobeats, Afropop, Latin and Flamenco projects throughout Europe, the US and Latin America.
Richard Bona has toured, composed, recorded, and created musical forms of art with the greatest: Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Steps Ahead, Quincy Jones, Chick Corea, Buena Vista Social Club, Cesária Évora, Sting, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder, Bobby McFerrin, Chucho Valdés, George Benson, Oumou Sangaré and many more. Along the diverse notable collaborations Richard has also taught Jazz Improvisation at NYU and is constantly teaching and mentoring young talents throughout the world. He’s also a TED speaker and ambassador for various non-profit projects.
He is highly involved in developing better music business practices and ethics.
Constantly touring around the world and exploring new musical directions, Richard continues to redefine his sound, while still performing live. He’s currently working on new Afrobeats, Afropop, Latin and Flamenco projects throughout Europe, the US and Latin America.
Genres
: electric bassTotal plays
80.9 million
Updated on 2025-05-04
Total plays for Richard Bona
The total plays count is calculated based on all the tracks listed in the "Most popular tracks" section. Spotify does not provide this data, and it is quite tricky to compute in some cases. You should consider this as an estimation, more than an exact value. The data is not real time, but we try to update it as often as possible.
| Date | Total plays |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-04 | 80,949,425 |
| 2025-04-25 | 80,659,045 |
| 2025-04-15 | 80,323,715 |
| 2025-04-07 | 80,053,267 |
| 2025-03-30 | 79,772,994 |
| 2025-03-22 | 79,504,571 |
| 2025-03-12 | 79,187,841 |
| 2025-03-04 | 78,930,977 |
| 2025-02-23 | 78,599,846 |
| 2025-02-14 | 74,584,273 |
| 2025-02-06 | 74,317,047 |
| 2025-01-26 | 73,966,863 |
| 2025-01-17 | 73,663,656 |
| 2025-01-09 | 73,380,262 |
| 2024-12-31 | 73,138,678 |
| 2024-12-22 | 72,874,772 |
| 2024-12-14 | 72,644,399 |
| 2024-11-25 | 71,595,451 |
| 2024-06-11 | 67,162,190 |
| 2024-05-31 | 66,746,333 |
| 2024-05-16 | 66,294,727 |
| 2024-04-29 | 65,712,795 |
| 2024-04-14 | 65,257,469 |
| 2024-03-30 | 64,744,649 |
| 2024-03-15 | 64,224,378 |
| 2024-02-29 | 63,744,848 |
| 2024-02-15 | 63,317,428 |
| 2023-11-29 | 61,214,635 |
| 2023-10-20 | 60,134,054 |
| 2023-10-03 | 59,708,249 |
| 2023-09-18 | 59,313,381 |
| 2023-08-29 | 58,644,706 |
| 2023-08-25 | 58,130,582 |
| 2023-08-21 | 55,160,530 |
Monthly listeners
188,737
Followers
132,735
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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5,470,136 | 3:60 | 2006-01-01 | |
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4,039,088 | 3:15 | 2016-03-04 | |
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3,928,858 | 3:42 | 2018-01-19 | |
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3,371,572 | 4:06 | 2003-01-01 | |
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2,597,386 | 3:41 | 2018-01-19 | |
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2,245,758 | 3:44 | 1999-03-23 | |
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1,903,410 | 3:04 | 2005-01-01 | |
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1,870,718 | 5:38 | 2023-04-10 | |
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1,815,565 | 5:11 | 2018-01-19 | |
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1,670,125 | 3:02 | 2018-11-29 | |
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1,293,789 | 2:55 | 2023-04-10 | |
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1,064,023 | 5:30 | 2003-01-01 | |
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987,286 | 4:35 | 1999-07-20 | |
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987,252 | 4:32 | 2009-01-01 | |
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978,476 | 4:27 | 2006-01-01 | |
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943,777 | 4:47 | 2001-09-07 | |
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937,012 | 3:02 | 2018-06-08 | |
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901,990 | 3:36 | 2005-01-01 | |
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897,253 | 3:58 | 2018-01-19 | |
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855,089 | 4:05 | 2001-09-07 | |
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842,120 | 4:28 | 1999-07-20 | |
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809,247 | 5:02 | 2023-04-10 | |
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802,426 | 4:43 | 2006-01-01 | |
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790,871 | 4:28 | 2016-03-04 | |
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757,196 | 4:38 | 2023-04-10 | |
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740,831 | 3:29 | 2023-04-14 | |
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672,139 | 1:20 | 2023-04-10 | |
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623,899 | 3:53 | 2022-03-25 | |
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610,937 | 6:48 | 2005-01-01 | |
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589,338 | 2:37 | 2005-01-01 | |
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581,873 | 5:03 | 2023-04-10 | |
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572,077 | 4:23 | 2001-09-07 | |
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561,894 | 4:58 | 2001-09-07 | |
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560,364 | 3:36 | 1999-07-20 | |
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552,656 | 5:00 | 2013-01-01 | |
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528,643 | 4:46 | 2003-01-01 | |
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525,308 | 3:59 | 2001-09-07 | |
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512,548 | 4:15 | 2005-01-01 | |
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501,499 | 3:30 | 2003-01-01 | |
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496,880 | 4:02 | 2013-01-01 | |
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494,402 | 3:42 | 2018-01-19 | |
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491,079 | 4:47 | 2006-01-01 | |
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481,229 | 4:06 | 2023-04-10 | |
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480,210 | 4:22 | 2011-04-03 | |
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473,786 | 5:18 | 2001-09-07 | |
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453,261 | 4:02 | 2018-01-19 | |
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444,110 | 4:06 | 2006-01-01 | |
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440,356 | 4:53 | 2001-01-01 | |
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440,253 | 4:15 | 1999-07-20 | |
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437,351 | 4:10 | 2006-01-01 | |
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431,281 | 3:10 | 2023-04-10 | |
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424,082 | 4:39 | 2013-01-01 | |
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420,213 | 4:58 | 2009-01-01 | |
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418,713 | 5:21 | 2013-01-01 | |
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415,491 | 1:42 | 2003-01-01 | |
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405,070 | 0:51 | 2023-04-10 | |
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403,013 | 3:16 | 2013-01-01 | |
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402,333 | 5:48 | 2009-01-01 | |
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400,319 | 4:41 | 2006-01-01 | |
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399,854 | 4:04 | 2009-01-01 | |
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377,718 | 2:06 | 2001-09-07 | |
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349,372 | 4:26 | 1999-07-20 | |
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348,638 | 5:20 | 2001-09-07 | |
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345,443 | 4:31 | 2023-04-10 | |
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334,698 | 4:32 | 2003-01-01 | |
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331,787 | 4:07 | 2006-01-01 | |
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327,352 | 2:19 | 2013-02-15 | |
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325,329 | 4:30 | 2013-01-01 | |
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309,302 | 4:35 | 2020-11-06 | |
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291,680 | 3:22 | 2018-01-19 | |
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284,418 | 5:31 | 1999-07-20 | |
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269,795 | 6:38 | 1999-03-23 | |
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259,271 | 4:54 | 2006-01-01 | |
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254,325 | 4:07 | 2018-01-19 | |
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252,709 | 5:04 | 2003-01-01 | |
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224,083 | 5:21 | 2019-05-24 | |
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195,695 | 6:31 | 2003-01-01 | |
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186,056 | 2:59 | 2018-01-19 | |
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177,700 | 2:18 | 2018-01-19 | |
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175,823 | 3:02 | 2018-11-29 | |
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173,506 | 13:25 | 2008-01-01 | |
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173,106 | 6:57 | 1999-03-23 | |
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170,865 | 0:53 | 2009-01-01 | |
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170,644 | 3:58 | 1999-07-20 | |
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167,319 | 4:04 | 2021-12-22 | |
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155,952 | 4:60 | 1999-07-20 | |
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148,627 | 4:24 | 2020-05-08 | |
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147,182 | 4:60 | 2017-04-18 | |
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144,773 | 8:00 | 1999-03-23 | |
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133,649 | 3:28 | 2020-06-03 | |
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124,535 | 2:52 | 2001-09-07 | |
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115,589 | 4:34 | 2016-05-13 | |
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102,638 | 5:00 | 2011-01-01 | |
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81,222 | 3:58 | 2023-06-02 | |
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71,275 | 2:56 | 2025-01-07 | |
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65,273 | 4:51 | 2010-01-01 | |
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55,418 | 2:51 | 2019-09-20 | |
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37,966 | 6:01 | 2013-02-15 | |
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